Consumer Complaint Detail

CHRYSLER / PT CRUISER / 2004

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005029467 Incident Date: May, 10 2005
Consumer's City: NEW BALTIMORE Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: PT CRUISER Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3C8FY78G94T Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 18 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 27 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: At 10 months old, pt cruiser gt engine light came on. dealer replaced plugs and wires. 2 weeks later light came on again. took dealer 2 weeks to order head gasket. dealer lapped the intake and exhaust valves and replaced head gasket. next day, engine light was back on. dealer replaced the waste gate solenoid. dealer called and said car was ready to be picked up. before i got there, dealer called me back to tell me the engine light was back on. dealer then determined that a vacuum hose had slipped off causing the engine light to go on. prior to 12 months, car was out of service 15 days, officially at the dealer 5 times. all for the engine light coming on. dealer is supposedly working with chrysler to get the car bought back.